Eve of 'Ashura'

On the eve of 'Ashura', Imam al-Husayn (a) gathered his companions and delivered a lecture informing them that they all would be martyred the next day. Qasim b. al-Hasan asked his uncle, Imam al-Husayn (a), whether he would be martyred on 'Ashura'. Imam asked him, what he thought about death. He replied "Sweeter than honey." Imam responded, "Yes, you will be martyred tomorrow."[5]

Martyrdom

In his book, al-Luhuf, Sayyid b. Tawus reported his fight and martyrdom scene as following:
"… at that moment a youngster whose face was [bright] like moon came to the battlefield and started fighting. Ibn Fudayl al-Azdi hit him on the head. His head was split and he fell on his face and shouted "O, my uncle!" al-Husayn came to him very fast and attacked the enemies like a lion. He attacked Ibn Fudayl and cut his hand from elbow as Ibn Fudayl had raised it to protect himself from the sword strike. Ibn Fudayl shouted and all the army heard him. They came to help him but trampled him to death.

Narrator says that when the dust cleared, I saw al-Husayn standing at the youngster's body and the boy was kicking his legs.

Al-Husayn said, "God curses the people who killed you. Your father and your grandfather will avenge you in the day of resurrection. By God! it is difficult for your uncle to call him but he does not answer you and if he does, it would not benefit you. By God! today is a day that your uncle's enemies are many and his companions are few.

Then he cradle the youngster and put him next to other martyrs of Banu Hashim."[6]